Castleford (disambiguation)

Last updated March 18, 2019

Castleford may refer to:

Castleford, a town in West Yorkshire, England
- Castleford Tigers, a rugby league club
- Castleford High School Technology and Sports College, a high school
- Castleford railway station
Castleford, Idaho, in the United States
Castleford, Ontario, Canada, a community in Horton Township
Castleford: Horse briefly mentioned in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Movie)

Castleford is a town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 40,210 at the 2011 Census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation.

Castleford Tigers english professional rugby league football club

The Castleford Tigers are a rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed in the top division for the majority of their existence having only been relegated twice in their history, Castleford has won the Challenge Cup four times. Their most recent major trophy was the 2017 Super League League Leaders Shield. Castleford have a rivalry with neighbours Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity. The club has been based at Wheldon Road since 1927, after moving from the Sandy Desert in Lock Lane. The club's current home colours are black and amber.

Castleford railway station is a railway station serving the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire. It lies on the Hallam and the Pontefract Lines 11 miles (18 km) south east of Leeds.

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